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Illumina and Myriad Genetics expand partnership to broaden access to HRD testing in the United States
Strategic partnership offers a unique combination of diagnostic development and commercialization capabilities to the pharmaceutical industry SALT LAKE CITY,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Strategic partnership offers a unique combination of diagnostic development and commercialization capabilities to the pharmaceutical industry\nSALT LAKE CITY, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myriad Genetic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, and Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced the expansion of a strategic partnership to broaden access to and availability of oncology homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) testing in the United States. Under the agreement, Illumina TruSight™ Oncology 500 HRD (TSO 500 HRD), a research-use-only test, is now available in the US. The expanded partnership also establishes a unique companion diagnostic (CDx) alliance for the pharmaceutical industry, which will enable more clinical research for gene-based, targeted therapies. Expanding access to HRD research testThe TSO 500 HRD research test aligns Myriad’s gold standard MyChoice® CDx HRD technology with Illumina’s pan-cancer test, TSO 500. The test was codeveloped with Merck (known as MSD outside the US and Canada) and Myriad Genetics. Myriad and Illumina’s initial partnership led to Illumina’s combined HRD and TSO 500 offering launch worldwide—excluding the US and Japan—in June 2022. TSO 500 HRD offers a single, comprehensive pan-cancer test to identify key genetic variants and homologous recombination deficiency critical for understanding cancer development and progression. HRD status is an important biomarker in tumors that harbor high levels of DNA damage, such as those present in ovarian, breast, prostate, and pancreatic cancers. “Research continues to reveal the growing relevance of HRD status across multiple cancers,” said Kevin Keegan, vice president and general manager, Oncology Business Unit, at Illumina. “Now with this test, we are empowering labs in the US to unlock the most comprehensive tumor analysis from a single sample.” “Our partnership with Illumina brings together best-in-class HRD technology and next-generation sequencing to create a comprehensive testing solution that supports the advancement of clinical research which should ultimately lead to an improvement for patients,” said Michael Lyons, general manager of Oncology, Myriad Genetics. “The availability of TSO 500 HRD in the US furthers our ability to partner...